Tent-and-box assembly

ABSTRACT

A tent-and-storing box assembly includes a flysheet and a skeleton frame. The skeleton frame includes a plurality of joints, a plurality of rafters, a plurality of beams and a plurality of posts. Each of the posts is hollow so as to receive a respective one of the rafters and beams therein. An inner box is snugly fitted in an outer box to receive the flysheet and the joints therein. The inner box has a peripheral wall contacting a peripheral wall of the outer box, and a top cover spaced apart from and cooperating with a top cover of the outer box to define a top storing space therebetween. The rafters, the beams and the posts are piled on the top cover of the inner box within the top storing space.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to a tent-and-box assembly.

[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0004] A conventional tent assembly includes a skeleton frame whichcomprises a plurality of rafters, a plurality of beams and a pluralityof posts, and a flysheet that is adapted to be wrapped over a top end ofthe skeleton frame.

[0005] The conventional tent assembly is disadvantageous in that whenthe skeleton frame is disassembled, storage of the rafters, the beamsand the posts is relatively inconvenient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0006] Therefore, the object of this invention is to provide atent-and-box assembly that includes two boxes for storing rafters, beamsand posts so as to overcome the aforesaid disadvantage of the prior art.

[0007] According to the present invention, a tent-and-box assemblyincludes: a plurality of tubular rafters; a plurality of tubular beams;a plurality of tubular posts; a plurality of joints; a flysheet; anelongated outer box having a bottom wall, a peripheral wall extendingtransversely from the bottom wall and having a top end that defines atop opening, and a top cover connected to one side of the top end of theperipheral wall for covering the top opening; and an inner box snuglyfitted in the outer box, and having a bottom wall seated on the bottomwall of the outer box, and a peripheral wall that is in contact with theperipheral wall of the outer box, that extends transversely from thebottom wall of the inner box, and that has a top end which defines a topopening, and a top cover that is connected to one side of the top end ofthe peripheral wall of the inner box for covering the top opening of theinner box. The top cover of the inner box is spaced apart from andcooperates with the top cover of the outer box to define a top storingspace therebetween. The joints and the flysheet are received in theinner box. The rafters, the beams and the posts are piled on the topcover of the inner box within the top storing space.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] Other features and advantages of this invention will become moreapparent in the following detailed description of the preferredembodiment of this invention, with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

[0009]FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the preferred embodiment of atent-and-box assembly according to the present invention;

[0010]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a tent of the preferred embodimentwhen assembled on a ground surface;

[0011]FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing how a flysheet, a pluralityof joints and a plurality of post-footings are disposed within a box ofthe preferred embodiment; and

[0012]FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing how a plurality of tubularrafters and a plurality of tubular beams are respectively insertedwithin a plurality of tubular posts to minimize storage space prior tobeing disposed into the box of the preferred embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0013] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the preferred embodiment of atent-and-box assembly according to the present invention is shown toinclude a tent 1, an elongated outer box 51 and an inner box 52.

[0014] As illustrated, the tent 1 includes a flysheet 2 and a skeletonframe 3 having opposite top and bottom ends 301, 302, and opposite leftand right sides 303, 304. The skeleton frame 3 includes a plurality ofjoints 33 and a roof frame 320 which is disposed at the top end 301 ofthe skeleton frame 3 and which has a ridgepole 321 including a pluralityof tubular beams 321″ that are connected detachably end-to-end to eachother through respective ones of the joints 33, a plurality of left andright tubular rafters 322 connected respectively and detachably to thetubular beams 321″ of the ridgepole 321 through the joints 33 andextending oppositely and respectively from the tubular beams 321″ of theridgepole 321, a plurality of left tubular tie beams 323 which aredisposed adjacent to the top end 301 of the skeleton frame 3 and each ofwhich interconnects an adjacent pair of the left tubular rafters 322through respective joints 33, and a plurality of right tubular tie beams323 which are disposed adjacent to the top end 301 of the skeleton frame3 and each of which interconnects detachably an adjacent pair of theright tubular rafters 322 through respective joints 33. The skeletonframe 3 further includes a plurality of post footings 34, and aplurality of left and right tubular posts 31 which are adapted to bemounted vertically on a ground surface through the post-footings 34,which are aligned respectively along the left and right sides 303, 304of the skeleton frame 3, and which are connected respectively anddetachably to the left and right tubular rafters 322 through respectivejoints 33.

[0015] The fly sheet 2 is wrapped over and is fastened to the top frame320 of the skeleton frame 3 through a plurality of straps 4. Each of theleft and right tubular posts 31 is hollow, and has a cross-section. Eachof the left and right tubular rafters 322, the tubular beams 321″ of theridgepole 321, the left and right tubular tie beams 323 is hollow, andhas a cross-section that is smaller than the cross-section of the leftand right tubular posts 31. After disassembly of the skeleton frame 3,each of the left and right tubular rafters 322, and the left and righttubular tie beams 323 can be inserted into a respective one of the leftand right tubular posts 31 so as to minimize storage space.

[0016] As shown in FIG. 1, the outer box 51 has a bottom wall 511, aperipheral wall 511″ extending transversely from the bottom wall 511 andhaving a top end that defines a top opening, and a top cover 512connected to one side of the top end of the peripheral wall 511″ forcovering the top opening. The inner box 52 is snugly fitted in the outerbox 51, and has a bottom wall 521 seated on the bottom wall 511 of theouter box 51, and a peripheral wall 521″ that contacts the peripheralwall 511″ of the outer box 51, that extends transversely from the bottomwall 521, and that has a top end which defines a top opening, and a topcover 522 that is connected to one side of the top end of the peripheralwall 521″ of the inner box 52 for covering the top opening of the innerbox 52. The top cover 522 of the inner box 52 is spaced apart from andcooperates with the top cover 512 of the outer box 51 to define a topstoring space therebetween.

[0017] After disassembly of the tent 1, the flysheet 2 is folded andplaced on the bottom wall 521 of the inner box 52. The joints 33 aredisposed over the folded flysheet 2 in a parallel manner to define aplurality of compartments, each of which is formed between an adjacentpair of the joints 33 within the inner box 52 (see FIG. 3). Each of thepost footings 34 is disposed in a respective one of the compartments.The straps 4 can be kept in one of the compartments (see FIG. 3). Thetubular rafters 322, the tubular beams 321″ of the ridgepole 321, thetubular tie beams 323 and the tubular posts 31 are piled on the topcover 522 of the inner box 52 within the top storing space (see FIG. 4).

[0018] With the inclusion of the inner and outer boxes 52,51, theaforesaid disadvantage of the prior art can thus be eliminated.

[0019] With this invention thus explained, it is apparent that numerousmodifications and variations can be made without departing from thescope and spirit of this invention. It is therefore intended that theinvention be limited only as indicated in the appended claims.

I claim:
 1. A tent-and-box assembly comprising: a plurality of tubularrafters; a plurality of tubular beams; a plurality of tubular posts; aplurality of joints; a flysheet; an elongated outer box having a bottomwall, a peripheral wall extending transversely from said bottom wall andhaving a top end that defines a top opening, and a top cover connectedto one side of said top end of said peripheral wall for covering saidtop opening; and an inner box snugly fitted in said outer box, andhaving a bottom wall seated on said bottom wall of said outer box, and aperipheral wall that is in contact with said peripheral wall of saidouter box, that extends transversely from said bottom wall, and that hasa top end which defines a top opening, and a top cover that is connectedto one side of said top end of said peripheral wall of said inner boxfor covering said top opening of said inner box, said top cover of saidinner box being spaced apart from and cooperating with said top cover ofsaid outer box to define a top storing space therebetween; wherein saidjoints and said flysheet are received in said inner box, and whereinsaid rafters, said beams and said posts are piled on said top cover ofsaid inner box within said top storing space.